Drapery pin



Oct; 20, 1931. L. A. WRAGG DRAPERY PIN Filed July 3, 1930 INV ENTOR TA E- Za'um/Z Win 9:

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Patented Oct.

eras; at; same, or new nonboitconnncmrcum I DRAPETRY PDT I Application filed :Tuly 3, 193b, serinjm asai;

. Thisinv ntioiiieiatestb improvements in In the drawing-s Similar reference-charm drap y-t ns, ec if t e ins rt-b ing toiobviate many objections now found in the use of devi'ces for hanging or draping tapestries and thelike nowon the market.

important obj ectlof this invention is in the provision of a drapery'pin so formed to be entirely concealed from within a room or from the finished side or'face of a drapery.

The improved drapery pin is so formed that the interlocking portions may be separately passed into the fabricof the drapery and interlocked within the textile body, to form a blind engagement, so that the directly connected portions of thepin cannot be seen I an enlarged scaleto more clearlyishowthe "triad engagement of the draperyiaia with from either side of thedrapery. I

Features of the improved drapery pin are found in a single length wire structure having pointed ends, one end being formed into' v 1 9 open or unlocked position.

a small horizontal hook theninto an enlarged main vertical loop of more than half a circle,

. terminating in a reverse bend then into a straight shank portion terminating in a spring spiral loop of preferably one and a half turns then the wire is formed in a straight pin-shank extending upwardly so that it may be urged into yielding engagement with the said small horizontal hook.

Thus formed, the completed drapery pin as here show, embodies a pointed horizontal hook, a main vertical loop connected through a reverse bend and a straight shank portion to a spring spiral loop and a pointed pin shank or stem here shown extending upwardly and beyond the said hook for supporting. the upper edge of the drapery and its header,

- and when in operative engagement the pin ters are to designate corresponding parts or portlons in the several views, in

which c v v I 1 is a sideview of the improved drapiii ery pin in its locked position, a eurta'ingpeie onr'od bein indicate'din dot and:

Fig. 2 is *2 top viewthereof. 1g. 3 is a fragmentary front v'iewfshowinga curtain draped-from a curtain pole-er rod with the improved drapery pins, which are indicated by dotted line si p 4 is'an end View of Fig'f3,-looking as thefarrow A points; '3 I L Fig; 5 is a view simil'art'o Fig.4, but on tlie 'to'pof a curtain; and p c I v I Y F "6 is a sidev'iew of the drapery W0 Referring now to the drawings *in detail, improved drapery pin 5,-coiuprisesa hetk 10 having a .pointedend 11, this hook, under normal operative conditions, preferably lies wardly downwardly and forwardly from the said hook is a'm'ain loop or portion 12 adapted to receive a curtain ole or frod in free sliding engagement. The main; loop- 12 -ter- A "lr'jin'ates in a reversely bents ho ulde'r portion WVhen applyin'g the drapery to a curtain the p'inj shfank 17 is worked upwardlythrough the fabric of theeunain header 19, which is simply the upper edge ofthe ciirtam folded rearwara y and downwardly 0 against the back and preferably secured by titchingf(n6t"s1iown) after which the-hook 10 is workecl 'into the fabric until it {meets pins 5 inaybe applied to thecurtainover the fcurtain pole' or rod when it is in position on its s'upporting br'ackets if desired "o'r'fthe *drapery pin'smay be applied to the "curtai first and the pole-passed -thi ough the inain 11100 loops 12 of the pins before the pole is placed in its'supporting brackets.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate the great simplicity of construction and operaits low cost of manufacture and its convenhook, for supporting its header, embodying a frame comprising a p portion,

and then portion, and a second loop for engaging a curtain rod, said second loop terminating in apointed hook for engaging said major tion of my improved drapery pin as well as ience for packing for the market.

What I claim'is:

1. A device of the character described consisting of a length of wire having a major shank portion, a loop, a minor shank por tion, a bent portion, for limiting movement of the device, bent downwardly toward and then upwardly from said major shank portion, a second loop for engaginga curtain rod, said second loop terminating in a hook for holding said major shank portion.

2. TA device of the character describedconsisting of a length of wire having a pointed major shank portion, a loop, a minor shank a bent shoulder forlimiting movethe device bent downwardly toward ment of upwardly from said major shank shank portion; i

3. A unltary curtainpin for supporting a curtain and its header; embodying a horizontal pointed hook, upper and lower loops,

a forwardly directed shoulder located be- .tween said loops and a pointed pin shank 7 A curtain supported embodying a wire frame consisting of an upper normally open loop, a lower closed loop, a forwardly extending shoulder developed from the lower forward portion of the upper loop and continued into a lower back turn to the said lower loop,

: Signed at New'London, in the county of New London and State of Connecticut, this 21st day of June, AID/1930. I LAURA A. WRAGG.

extending from the lower loop upward l a support for the upper edge of saidcurtain.

through said hook and beyond for. forming 4. A device for supporting a curtain and its header, embodying a frame comprising a horizontal pointed hook; upper and lower ly therebetween, and a pin 7 loops; a looped shoulder extending forward- V shank extending upwardly from said lower loop through and beyond said hook, the pin extension beyond l l the hook comprising a support for the upper edge of said header.

5. A device for supporting a curtain and H its header, embodying a frame comprising a .hook; upper and lower loops and. a forwardly extending shoulder therebetween, said .loops and shoulder located in a common vertical plane, and a pin shank extending from said lower loopin the plane of said shoulder and upper loop, and through and beyond said the upper edge of said header. q

6. A device for supporting a curtain and pointed hook, upper and lower loops and a shoulder developed from the lower portion of the upper loop and carried forwardly on y the general curve of said loop and'looped i sharply backward into a shank merging into the lower loop, and a pinshank extendingv upward from the said lower loop, through upper edge of said header.

said hook, and beyond, for supporting the 

